Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

62247 persons found

Feodor Lynen

German biochemist, Nobel Laureate

Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky

Russian painter

Ferdi Kadıoğlu

b. 1999

Turkish footballer

Ferdia Walsh-Peelo

b. 1999

Irish actor and musician (born 1999)

Ferdinand André Fouqué

b. 1828

French geologist and petrologist

Ferdinand Biondi

Canadian radio host (1909–1998)

Ferdinand Biwersi

b. 1934

German football referee

Ferdinand Bol

b. 1616

Dutch painter (1616-1680)

Ferdinand Brunetière

b. 1849

French writer and critic (1849–1906)

Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria

b. 1628

Archduke of Further Austria

Ferdinand Christian Baur

b. 1792

German theologian (1792–1860)

Ferdinand Coly

b. 1973

Senegalese footballer (born 1973)

Ferdinand Didrichsen

b. 1814

Danish botanist and physicist (1814–1887)

Ferdinand Foch

b. 1851

French general and military theorist (1851–1929)

Ferdinand Freiligrath

b. 1810

German poet, translator and liberal agitator

Ferdinand Georg Frobenius

German mathematician (1849–1917)

Ferdinand Hamer

b. 1840

Dutch missionary and bishop (1840–1900)

Ferdinand Hiller

b. 1811

German composer and conductor (1811–1885)

Ferdinand Hummel

b. 1855

Ferdinand I of Austria

b. 1793

Emperor of Austria from 1835 to 1848

Ferdinand I of Bulgaria

Prince/Tsar of Bulgaria from 1887 to 1918

Ferdinand I of Naples

b. 1423

King of Naples from 1458 to 1494

Ferdinand I of Portugal

King of Portugal (r. 1367–1383)

Ferdinand I of Romania

King of Romania from 1914 to 1927